Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Ranvijay Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 61,496 votes (40.10% vote share). The runner-up was Aniruddh Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 53,594 votes.
A total of 13 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranvijay Singh | 61496 | 40.10% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Aniruddh Kumar | 53594 | 35.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Akhilesh Kumar | 12070 | 7.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Jitendra Yadav | 11123 | 7.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Surendra Paswan | 2791 | 1.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Ravi Kumar | 2193 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Sita Devi | 2050 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Ranjit Kumar | 1755 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Prabhat Singh | 683 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 10 | Chitranjan Kumar | 569 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Subrat Kumar Yadav | 503 | 0.30% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 12 | Pramod Kumar Nirala | 421 | 0.30% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | Kundan Kumar | 365 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Bakhtiarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Ranvijay Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 61,496 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.